Nursing Home Injury Laws: Idaho
Number of nursing homes in Idaho: 79 Patients living in Idaho nursing homes: 4,422 Occupancy rates of Idaho nursing homes: 71.8% Average number of deficiencies at each Idaho nursing home: 13.4 Percent of Idaho nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 49.4% Most common deficiencies at Idaho nursing homes: Accident Environment, Food Sanitation, Unnecessary Drugs, Quality of Care Distribution of ownership of Idaho nursing homes: 58% for profit, 16% non profit, 18 % government Most populated cities in Idaho: Boise, Nampa, Meridian, Pocatello, Idaho Falls Staffing levels at Idaho nursing homes (daily hours): Above average, 4.6 total...
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Pressure Sores Are A Problem Facing All Nursing Home Patients .... Yet, They Remain Generally Preventable
It appears even in idyllic Idaho, pressure sores are a tremendous problem facing nursing home patients. As attorney John Kormanik discusses in his recent Nursing Home Abuse Advocate Blog entry, Idaho Facilities Cited For Failing To Prevent Pressure Sores, a staggering 40.5% of Idaho Nursing Homes were cited for violations relating to improper patient care. As John points out, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers / pressure ulcers / pressure sores can be prevented with relatively simple techniques such as turning patients on a regular basis to reduce the formation of pressure on the body. David Terry and I will address...
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Young, Middle Aged & Seniors. Nursing Homes Struggle To Care For An Increasingly Diverse Group Of Residents
The Enquirer-Herald had a really interesting article regarding younger people in nursing homes. Increasingly, nursing home are becoming a place for people of all ages. Over the past 20 years, the number of residents at nursing homes has surged. Today, people under 65 comprise almost 10% of the nursing home population. At Orchards Rehabilitation and Care Canter, an Idaho nursing home, four out of five people are under 55. According to administrator Mindy Shepard, a lack of alternatives is the real reason for younger people are entering facilities once deemed only for the aged. "It's not that uncommon because we have...
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